US EditionCooper Flagg fights through fatigue, injuries in strong rookie year
- During Thursday's game at the American Airlines Center, Cooper Flagg, Dallas Mavericks rookie, scored a career-high 49 points in a 123-121 loss to the Charlotte Hornets.
- Long ago, Cliff Robinson's 45-point teen mark from March 9, 1980, set a historical benchmark, and Flagg, who turned 19 in December, achieved this in game 44 of his career.
- Shooting efficiently, Flagg converted 20 of 29 shots, grabbed 10 rebounds, hit a tying 3-pointer with 38.5 seconds left, and eclipsed Mark Aguirre's rookie scoring mark.
- The result extended Charlotte Hornets' run to five consecutive wins while Dallas Mavericks dropped to three straight home losses.
- Flagg will have a chance to even the score when the Mavericks visit the Hornets on March 3 in a key rematch between leading Rookie of the Year candidates.
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Teenager Flagg breaks 46-year NBA points record but Hornets beat Mavericks
Cooper Flagg scores 49 points, the most by a teenager in a single NBA game, but Charlotte Hornets beat Dallas Mavericks.Published On 30 Jan 202630 Jan 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareKon Knueppel made two free throws with 4.1 seconds left for a career-high 34 points and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Dallas Mavericks 123-121, spoiling Duke roommate Cooper Flagg’s 49-point game.Flagg, who turned 19 in December, broke the NBA rec…
In the NBA, Cooper Flagg (Dallas Mavericks), the first overall pick in the summer draft, and Kon Knueppel (Charlotte Hornets), the fourth overall pick, made great performances last night.
The Dallas Mavericks lost 121-123 to the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night, and the first name on the game was Cooper Flagg, around whom the Mavericks plan to build a winning team in the coming years. The 19-year-old American scored 49 points, which is more than any teenager in the NBA.
Cooper Flagg set a new NBA teenage record with 49 points, but in the duel of the league's best rookies, Kon Knueppel was happy to win. Charlotte was better in Dallas, 123-121.
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